Job summary
Sunderland North Community Treatment Team are looking to recruit a caring and compassionate community nurse with excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work as part of our multi-disciplinary team offering treatment to clients experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties. Your responsibilities will include the management of clinics, administering and monitoring of medication and providing treatment for clients experiencing mental health difficulties, working closely with families and other professionals.
Team wellbeing and supporting each other is something which the Sunderland North Team are brilliant at. We understand that transitioning to a new role can be challenging therefore, each member of the team supports new staff members to develop their understanding of the Pathway.
Staff training and supporting professional development is encouraged in the team and there are a number of opportunities staff can access from both local and national resources. We also encourage staff to have a voice within the service and encourage feedback in relation to service development/improvement.
Please get in touch if you would like any further information on the role, myself or a member of the team will be happy to help.
Main duties of the job
Your responsibilities will include the management of physical health clinics, administering and monitoring of medication and providing treatment for clients experiencing mental health difficulties, working closely with families and other professionals.
In collaboration with the Service User and Carer where appropriate, develop Recovery and Wellbeing focused Care Plans, ensuring regular reviews to monitor progress and adapt Care Plan as necessary.
Due to the complexity of the needs of our services users, there are often a number of professionals involved in their care and we very much take a team ownership of care planning and delivery. We are a multi disciplinary team consisting of Consultant Psychiatrists, Community Psychiatric Nurses, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Clinical Support Workers and Peer Supporters.
Working within an experienced and highly motivated clinical team you will be part of a service engaged in ensuring the best possible practice in contemporary mental health care implementing NICE guidelines. Your job role will be to provide treatment to service users, supporting families and carers, whilst working collaboratively with other professionals and third sector agencies. Collaboration with service users and their family's is at the centre of the service we provide.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
You will work closely with the Multi-Disciplinary team including CPN's, Occupational Therapists, Psychology/Psychological Therapist, Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Support Assistants and Peer Supporter. You will receive regular supervision both on an individual basis and in a group setting and will work closely with other CNTW services and local agencies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 17th December 2024
Closing date : 2nd January 2025
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 17th December 2024
Closing date : 2nd January 2025
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- oProfessional Nursing qualification e.g.RMN/RNMH/ RNLD/RGN
- oContinued professional development
- oExperience of working with service users relevant to post
- o12 months post registration experience, and completed preceptorship
Desirable
- oTherapy Based Training
- oENB 998 / P126/127
- oStudent Assessor /Mentor
- oPost registration clinical experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge relevant to post
- oSafeguarding
- oRisk management and Health and Safety legislation
- oMental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act legislation
- oNMC / HCPC standards and professional accountability
- oCarer awareness
Desirable
- oClinical Audit
- oPatient information system(RIO)
Skills
Essential
- oGood interpersonal and Communication skills
- oCollaborative MDT working
- oAbility to meet deadlines
- IT skills
- oDelegation
- oTime Management
Desirable
- oLeadership
- oDebriefing
- oMulti Disciplinary and interagency working.
- oConflict resolution
- oResource management
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- oProfessional Nursing qualification e.g.RMN/RNMH/ RNLD/RGN
- oContinued professional development
- oExperience of working with service users relevant to post
- o12 months post registration experience, and completed preceptorship
Desirable
- oTherapy Based Training
- oENB 998 / P126/127
- oStudent Assessor /Mentor
- oPost registration clinical experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge relevant to post
- oSafeguarding
- oRisk management and Health and Safety legislation
- oMental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act legislation
- oNMC / HCPC standards and professional accountability
- oCarer awareness
Desirable
- oClinical Audit
- oPatient information system(RIO)
Skills
Essential
- oGood interpersonal and Communication skills
- oCollaborative MDT working
- oAbility to meet deadlines
- IT skills
- oDelegation
- oTime Management
Desirable
- oLeadership
- oDebriefing
- oMulti Disciplinary and interagency working.
- oConflict resolution
- oResource management
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
